Director, DON SBIR/STTR & Special Programs Mr. Robert Smith Director, DON SBIR/STTR & Special Programs robert.l.smith6@navy.mil

We Succeed When You Succeed DON SBIR/STTR Primary Program Goals: Use small business to develop innovative R&D that addresses DON need Commercialize (Phase III) SBIR-developed technology into a DON platform or weapons/communication system, or for facilities use in expeditionary bases in new “pivot” locales in Africa and Asia About the Program: Acquisition Driven Process with Strong Technology Pull $400 M+ annual funding supporting small business innovation/research Wide range of SBIR/STTR topics driven by PEO/PM/FNC specific needs Making a great program better through the use of pilot efforts We Succeed When You Succeed DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release

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DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release “Life” of a Topic Phase I Phase II Second Phase II 170 Topics 2800+ Proposals 482 Awards Phase III 170 Topics 482 Phase I Awards 254 Awards 170 Topics 254 Phase II Awards 137 Awards 300% ROI (SBIR/Non-SBIR) 4 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release

$4.2M in Government Phase III Funds/$6M+ +Commercial Sales Evolution of EMILY Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard A Navy SBIR/STTR Success TODAY 2017 Today Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard Worldwide use by lifeguards Rescue in USA Swift water rescue Used in Hurricane Harvey THE LEVERAGING 2007 The Leveraging Silver Fox UAV Combat Tested 2007 Video Communications Threat Warning System Sensor Classification THE START TOMORROW 2018 Tomorrow Mobile Gateway Buoy (MGB) Operationally Tested 2017 Communications Video Sensors Sonar Sensors UUV data relay Bathometric mapping 2001 The Start Marine Mammal Detection and Mitigation Advanced Ceramics Research (ACR) originally used SBIR/STTR funding from the Office of Naval Research to address a Naval sonar testing problem focused on accurate tracking of ocean mammals. ACR's multi-dimensional UAV solution included an innovative composite airframe, an innovative electronic propulsion system, and a large bundle of varied sensors to characterize a target environment. As the Marine Corps took notice of "Silver Fox" from a cost/schedule/performance perspective, for warfighter convoy protection in Iraq, ACR continuously upgraded each of the bird's three systems and their components. In a further evolution, a humanitarian need for a robotic life-guard with enhanced life-saving capabilities was addressed by ACR's successor firm, Hydronalix. EMILY, a highly innovative USV, modeled the same three unmanned systems and components, but in a fast unsinkable surface vessel. In yet another evolution, a Naval need for improve port security was addressed by Hydronalix by re-modeling EMILY as a smart buoy -- the "Mobile Gateway" -- featuring innovative SBIR/STTR technologies throughout its core systems and components. Automatic Detection Low Cost Sensors Mitigation Decision Aids $5M STTR $7M SBIR $4.2M in Government Phase III Funds/$6M+ +Commercial Sales

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